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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... cent is considered important for Spain, since borrowing costs above this level are seen as unsustainably expensive. TOKYO - Asian equities plunged on news that Chinese manufacturing activity contracted again in September, adding to concerns about the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... cent is considered important for Spain, since borrowing costs above this level are seen as unsustainably expensive. TOKYO - Asian equities plunged on news that Chinese manufacturing activity contracted again in September, adding to concerns about the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... per cent to stand at 3,521.61 points. The Madrid market fell 1.10 per cent and Milan plunged 2.39 per cent. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell following losses on Wall Street and as profit-takers moved in after last week's huge gains sparked by the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... 5.085 per cent at Friday's close. The euro finished at $US1.3127, unchanged from late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed after strong advances at the end of last week following the Federal Reserve's QE3 announcement. Sydney added ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... jumped to $US1.3137, after hitting a four month high of $US1.3169, from $US1.2986 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets surged after the US Federal Reserve said it would unleash a huge open-ended bond-buying programme aimed at jumpstarting ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... York on Wednesday, when the European single currency went above $US1.29 for the first time for four months. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed while the euro edged higher, ahead of the end of a US Federal Reserve meeting that dealers increasingly expect ...

Sukuk demand to reach US$900bn in five years

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... driving an increased appetite for Sukuk that extends to fund managers and high net worth individuals. "Major South East Asian and Middle Eastern companies are tapping into the international Sukuk market to raise Shari'a compliant funds. Global financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... reaching $US1.2937 at one point. It later fell back to $US1.2901, up from $US1.2848 in New York late on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose and the dollar sank against the euro ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting most economists expect will deliver ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... 0.11 per cent. The Europeaneuro dipped to $1US.2797 on profit-taking following an impressive pre-weekend rally. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed, as weak data from China and the United States fuelling hopes for new stimulus measures were overshadowed ...

IAG urges Asia focus

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... the rest of the world combined. He also predicts that asset ownership will increase 203% to almost US$100 trillion. The Asian Development Bank estimates that by 2030 Asia's annual consumption will reach $32 trillion - almost half of all global consumption. ...